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<blockquote data-quote="RareBreed" data-source="post: 8912666" data-attributes="member: 6945590">I saw this too and almost bought it, until I saw all the comments.&nbsp; Seems like the authors were drawing from some (possibly?) outdated and racist sources.&nbsp; I say &quot;possibly&quot; because there appears to be some claims (mostly by Maoris) of some of the information appearing in the book being racist and/or untrue.I did briefly look at some of the criticisms, one of them from a blogger of New Zealand Maori descent.&nbsp; When I did a little digging, there's some contention about the claims of what happened to the Moriori people.&nbsp; It's been awhile since I read it the blog, but IIRC, there's a claim that it's a&nbsp; &quot;myth&quot; that the Maori people nearly made the Moriori people extinct.&nbsp; It reminded me a bit of the Turkish/Armenian issue, though pretty much all historians are going to side with the Armenians.&nbsp; I haven't done enough research to see whose claims are more valid with the Maori/Moriori peoples.Oddly, I wanted to jog my memory and look up the comments on drivethru, but it looks like The Design Mechanism has taken Mythic Polynesia down, so it's no longer for sale.&nbsp; Interesting...But back to Nusantara, GURPs has a Hot Spot PDF that covers the Sri Vijayan empire if you're curious.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RareBreed, post: 8912666, member: 6945590"] I saw this too and almost bought it, until I saw all the comments. Seems like the authors were drawing from some (possibly?) outdated and racist sources. I say "possibly" because there appears to be some claims (mostly by Maoris) of some of the information appearing in the book being racist and/or untrue. I did briefly look at some of the criticisms, one of them from a blogger of New Zealand Maori descent. When I did a little digging, there's some contention about the claims of what happened to the Moriori people. It's been awhile since I read it the blog, but IIRC, there's a claim that it's a "myth" that the Maori people nearly made the Moriori people extinct. It reminded me a bit of the Turkish/Armenian issue, though pretty much all historians are going to side with the Armenians. I haven't done enough research to see whose claims are more valid with the Maori/Moriori peoples. Oddly, I wanted to jog my memory and look up the comments on drivethru, but it looks like The Design Mechanism has taken Mythic Polynesia down, so it's no longer for sale. Interesting... But back to Nusantara, GURPs has a Hot Spot PDF that covers the Sri Vijayan empire if you're curious. [/QUOTE]

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